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Is it coming to this & does anyone have a facility close to this
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We all try to figure out the best place (or mode) of advertising our facilities. We know we are the best there is out there in our community - we have the most knowledge because we are on this forum, we have the experience and if we don't we can find someone quickly who does. We know where we can get...Yesterday, 05:43 PM
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I love it when tenants call to complain that their rent increased and we " Didn't give them any notice! Isn't that illegal? I mean, don't you have to give me like 30 days notice or something?....." All the while I'm looking at their account and having to re assure them we did not raise their...Yesterday, 03:36 PM